Geyser



June 23, 1925.

A. H. GAUSDEN GEYSER Filed Nov, 18 1924 Sheets-Sheet l June 2-3, 1925.

A. H. GAUSDEN GEYSER Filed Nov. 18, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented `lune23, 1925.

UNITED STAT S PATENTy OFFICE.

ALFRED H. GAUSDEN', or oRoYDoN, ENGLAND."

GEYSER.

Applicationfiled November 18, 1924. Serial No. 750,628.

instantaneous hot water type, and of the kind wherein the water to beheated is caused.

to ascend within an annular casing and then to overflow over a nest ofplates arrangedl within said casing above a heatingelementg.

the invention having for its object a' simple and inexpensiveconstruction whereby to ensure the transference to the water as rapidlyas possible of the maximum amount of heat emitted by the heating elementwith result-` ant economy in fuel'consum'ption. The invention also hasfor its object a construction of geyser which may be readily dismantledfor cleaning or repair. Y

Accordingly it comprises a geyser of the kind specified in which atthetopl of the annular chamber the water is divided into a plurality ofstreams which flow by gravity over a succession of spirally corrugatedand apertured dished metal pans 'arranged above the heating element, thelowermost pan being in communication with a delivery spout for theheated water. The supply water is thus thoroughly divided up before`subjection to the hot gases ascending within the casing and it is alsowell distributed in its passage' over and through said trays.

The casing is removably andy adjustably supported by a pedestal-or basecarrying the heating element, which pedestal is preferably constructedso as to receive any condensation water.. l

One embodiment of thel invention is illust-rated by way of example inthe accompanying drawings in which Figurel is a vertical section. Figure2is a sectional plan view on a line at 180D toline A-A of Figure 1, andFigure 3 is a plan view of the heating element and pedestal;

1, 2, are the outer and 'inner walls respectively of an annularsheetmetal easing,-`

which walls are welded, sweated, brazed or otherwise suitably joined ina watertight manner at their bottomf edges, the l lower margin of theinner wall 2 being offset to compensate for the effective waterl spaceseparating the walls.I

l edge The casing rests freely on va circular sheet metal wall 3 formedwith a circumferential corrugation 4: and an upstanding flange 5 orotherwise suitably constructed or arranged to receive and support thelower edge of the casing; a cast iron or other suitable pedestal or baseconsisting of Van annular trough 6 having supporting legs 7.

lVelded, sweated, brazed or otherwise suitand said Sheet metal wall 3rests on y ably secured to, or formed in one with, the y top of theinner wall 2 of the casing is a cirture surrounded by an upstandingflange or lip 9. This plate 8 is also perforated concentrcally of saidaperture *withy a series of apertures 10 (see Figure 2) and the plate 8also has suspended from it, by means of four rods 11 and nuts 12, a nestcomposed oftwo series 13 and 111 of dished and spiraally corrugatedsheet metal pans, the series 13 being of'smaller diameter than theseries 14, said pans constituting a device for spreading or increasingthe surface ofthe water so as to cause a maximum rate of heatinterchange between the water and the hot products of combustion arisingfrom the burner.. v

These pans 13 and 14 are apertured tofit on to the four rods 11, each ofwhich carries' tubular distance'pieces 15 to'eiect the desired spacingbetween adjacent pans.

Each of the pans 13, except the lowerbeing surrounded by a smalldownwardly95 depending flange.

The loweri'nost pan of the series 13 is secured at the bottoml end ofthe rods 11 by four' nuts 18 and hasV an aperture near one below. whichyaperture is secured a flange pipe 20 leading to a delivery spout 21.

22 is a cock or valve attached to the wall 1 of the casing and carryinga spigot 23 to which a flexible or other tube (not shown may be attachedin order to connect said valve 22 with a source of water underpresycular plate 8 formed centrally'with an aper sure, such as anordinary service tap ofa Y domesticY water' service installation.

24 is Va flanged lid or cover` platelitted removably to the top of thecasing and providedcentrally with: a flanged aperture 25.-

26 is a gas burner, of the Bunsen type, which is suitably supported bymeans integral with or attached to the frame or trough 6 and is providedwith a controlling cock or valve 27 and with a spigot 28 for connectionto a gas supply pipe.

The annular frame or trough 6 serves to receive any condensation waterwhich may be drained off therefrom through an aperture 29 therein belowwhich is a drain tube 30.

Instead of being tted with a gas burner as illustrated the geyser may beprovided with a burner adapted to consume petrol gas or to burn paraiiinor acetylene gas, and in some cases the installation may be constituteda self-contained unit by fitting adjacent the casing a container or tanksay for paraliin. The fact that the casing remains relatively cool whilethe geyser is in operation enables this arrangement to be utilized withperfect safety.

In operation the heating element is lighted and the supply water isadmitted at main pressure through the valve or cock 22 and, after risingand illing the space between the walls 1 and 2, it percolates in theform of a plurality of streams through the series of apertures 10 in thetop plate 8 and falls on to the uppermost pan 13 of that series andthence by way of the apertures 16 therein it percolates once more in theform of a plurality of streams on to the uppermost pan 14 of thatseries. Meanwhile the hot gases from the heating element are risingwithin the casing, some passing up the circumferential space surroundingthe peripheries of the plates 13 and 14 and some finding their waybetween the pans.

From the uppermost pan 14 the water passes by way of the centralaperture 17 therein on to the second pan 13 wherefrom it continues toliow by gravity downwardly from pan to pan until finally it reaches thelowermost or hottest pan of the series 13 and therefrom it leaves by wayof aperture 19, flanged pipe 2O and delivery spout 21. v

Once the apparatus has been set into .operation the heating of the wateris very rapid, the efficiency of the apparatus in this respect beingenhanced by the insulated jaclreting eifect produced by the annular wallof constantly flowing supply water which effectually prevents orreduo'es to negligible proportions any heat losses by.

radiation.

Vhat I claim is:V

1. AA geyser comprising a base supporting a burner, a casing having adouble lateral wall removably seated upon said base,

said casing having an inner top wall, and a removable cover forming anouter top wall spaced from said inner wall, rods removably suspendedfrom said inner top wall, said rods being accessible for removal, byremoving said cover, a series of superposed water pans carried by saidrods, said casing being provided with a water outlet positioned topermit a flow of water from said casing into the uppermost of said pans7the latter being apertured to permit the flow of water from one pan toanother.

2. A geyser comprising a base supporting a burner, a casing having adouble lateral wall, removably seated upon said base, said casing havingan inner top wall, and a removable cover formingv an outer top wallspaced from said inner wall, said cover and inner top wall beingcentrally apertured to provide a flue for saidcasing, rods removablysuspended from said inner top wall, said rods being accessible forremoval by removing said cover, water pans carried by said rods insuperposed relation, said casing tioned to permit the flow of water fromsaid vcasing into the uppermost of said pans, the

the latter being formed with aperturesy per.- mitting the flow of waterfrom one pan to another, said pans being of such size as to provide adirect annular passage for the combustion gases, between said pans andcasing extending from saidburner to said flue. Y f l 3. A geysercomprising a base supportlng a burner, a casing having a double lateralwall, removably seated upon said base, said casing having an inner topwall, and a removable cover forming an outer top wall spaced from saidinner wall, said cover and inner top wall being centrally apertured toprovide a flue for said burner, rods removably suspended from saidYinner top wall, said rods being accessible for removal, by removing saidcover, water pans carried by said rods, spacers on said rods betweensaid pans for maintaining them'in spaced relation, the inner top wall ofsaid casing being formed withv an overflow above vsaid pans, .the latterbeing alternately, pe-

ture. v Y. Y

ALFRED H. GAUSDEN.

